Film
‘The Invisible Man’: The Hit You Didn’t See Coming
The latest edition to the “Invisible Man” canon is an effective horror on looming trauma.
NYU Graduate’s ‘Under the Tree’ Is an Emotionally Intense Depiction of Mental Illness and Grief
The young director combined his filmmaking skills with his love of psychology to create his short film.
A Seven-Year Journey To Neverland
Oscar-nominated director and writer Benh Zeitlin returns with his second feature film “Wendy,” a new take on the classic “Peter Pan.”
‘Vitalina Varela’ is a Masterclass in Minimalism
An art house film to its core, “Vitalina Varela” makes excellent use of visual storytelling to convey its narrative across cultures and across cultures and languages.
‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ and a 40-Year-Old All-American Boy
“Sonic the Hedgehog” is a bog standard first outing for the blue blur.
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’: A Masterful Exploration of Love
The Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay Winner is a stunning portrayal of love through the gaze of an artist.
‘I Lost My Body’: A Hand’s Odyssey
The French Oscar nominee for Best Animated Film combines traditional animation, a surrealist adventure story starring a disembodied hand and a young man’s search for love in a world of tragedy. And it’s beautiful.
‘The Lodge’: An Elegant Horror Movie that Stumbles at the Last Hurdle
The film might have become a new classic if it had stuck the landing.
This Is a Review of ‘Horse Girl’ Starring Alison Brie, Thanks
This film has gotten a lot of medium reviews, so prepare for a large review.
‘And Then We Danced’ Shows the Freedom Within the Language of Dance
A Georgian coming-of-age story that uses dance as a way to communicate words left unsaid.
Extremism Burns Slowly in the Mind of ‘Young Ahmed’
The Dardenne brothers’ “Young Ahmed” is a complex and unsettling portrait of radicalization.
‘The Turning’ Reanimates Tropes That Should Stay Dead
Constant jump scares and a lack of any genuinely scary horror elements make this movie a pain.
